Since 2014, specialising in Mergers & Acquisitions
In February 2015, Pfizer announced that it wants to acquire its smaller rival Hospira to make Pfizer the leading producer in the biosimilars sector, a high-growth niche sector focusing on lower cost biotech pharmaceuticals. Industry Overview The chart below shows that pharmaceutical stocks significantly outperformed general markets up until Q3 2015. The healthcare M&A market … Continue reading Pfizer’s acquisition of Hospira, the M&A wave in the healthcare sector still far from settling down
Industry Overview Worldpay is a payment services provider which handles more than 11bn transactions per year through web, card and other mobile instruments. Its strength relies on the security of the products it offers and in its ability to satisfy the payment needs of 400,000 clients. Their customers are different in size and industry, ranging … Continue reading Fintech: a jewel in the crown
On October 12th 2015, AB Inbev has agreed to purchase SABMiller for about £68bn ($104.2bn) to form the world’s largest brew maker so far with combined sales revenues of about $64bn. Drivers of the Deal SABMiller’s acquisition marks the most ambitious step yet for the world’s largest brewer since the merger of Anheuser-Busch and InBev … Continue reading THE OPPORTUNITY FOR A MEGADEAL IS BREWING BETWEEN AB INBEV AND SABMILLER
On October 12th Dell (which is a non listed company), in collaboration with Silver Lake, have entered into an agreement for the acquisition of EMC (NYSE:EMC, on 27/10: 26.17$), bringing the majority of EMC’s assets private while maintaining VMware publicly traded. Deal Description Financials The $67bn Dell-EMC deal represents the largest technology acquisition in history … Continue reading When the cloud becomes expensive, DELL-EMC acquisition
Industry Overview The oil and gas industry is facing high market volatility due to geopolitical instability. Companies struggle to lock in new demand in a sector where oversupply is a big issue. The plunge in crude prices is leading big energy groups to cut their spending in order to make their business more sustainable. New … Continue reading Gas: buy or build?
Japan Tobacco International has bought an Iranian cigarette maker in order to consolidate its leadership in a country that is expected to experience economic growth once international sanctions are removed. The announcement arrived after rumours that Philip Morris was entering the market. The US-Qatari consortium led by Stephen Ross is near to buy Formula One … Continue reading Retail & Consumer Products market update
International markets in 2015 have been particularly volatile. Many industries faced a slump, but some are still performing adequately, although, uncertainty about the general economic cycle is still permeating the business community. Nonetheless, the Aerospace & Defense industry has recently retaken a significant spotlight in the news. Overall, it is expected to close with a … Continue reading M&A ACTION IN THE AEROSPACE DEFENSE INDUSTRY
On August 6th 2015, Coca-Cola Enterprises (NYSE and Euronext Paris: CEE), an independent bottler of Coke products in Europe, agreed to a three-way merger with two other bottlers in that region: Coca Cola Iberian Partners and Coca-Cola Erfrischungsgetränke AG. This transformational transaction will create the world’s largest independent Coca-Cola bottler based on net revenues of … Continue reading THREE-WAY BOTTLER MERGER
Mitsui Sumitomo Insurance Group will acquire British insurer Amlin Plc. The deal follows a recent trend of Japanese insurers turning to international acquisitions to hedge against the liability of Japans’ ageing population by providing additional channels for growth. The deal is mainly revenue driven, while another significant factor is expanding the geographic presence across Asia, … Continue reading JAPAN’S BATTLE AGAINST AN AGEING POPULATION: MITSUI SUMITOMO INSURANCE AND AMLIN FORM A WORLD-LEADING INSURANCE COMPANY
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